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. >> i would note senator grassley has asked for a second round of five minute questions. senator, there is a vote on right now. i would ask the senator of coming back deutsch here senator grassley's hearing recognized after senator cornyn. mr. attorney general i remain very concerned that the the senate commerce science appropriations bill considered by the senate last week completely eliminates funding for the second chance act programs. the bureau of prison budget was increased by $300 million. malae no prisons are overpopulated. i understand funding and their surrounding communities safe. i think we have to focus on the reentry and rehabilitation unless somebody has a real and some kind they are going to come back out, and you consider the effect costs $75,000 or more to keep them there the idea of spending a tiny fraction of that to keep them from giving back makes a lot of sense kick. we want to make sure the reentry rehabilitation program when a prisoner rejoin society will stay out. i think the second chance allows that. it's a tiny fraction of what we spend on pri
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senator grassley's bill. these bills have unfortunately been stalled because one senator has put a hold on these bills. i ask for your help in getting them through. maybe you could talk about what we are seeing in terms of a whole new phenomenon with these designer drugs. >> da is taking emergency action with regard to the regulation of bath salts. we have seen unfortunately incidences' are around the country where young people in particular using these substances have had negative health consequences, sometimes have even died. i am not familiar with the hold. i think the legislation is clearly needed and we will work with you on that to try to get it passed. i was not aware of the hold. >> on this bill, we were surprised. we are trying to work with the senator who put on a hold. i think it is incredibly important talking to law enforcement in our state and in smaller communities where they are having to bring in chemists and people to try to prove that it is an analog substance. they keep changing the compou
senator grassley's bill. these bills have unfortunately been stalled because one senator has put a hold on these bills. i ask for your help in getting them through. maybe you could talk about what we are seeing in terms of a whole new phenomenon with these designer drugs. >> da is taking emergency action with regard to the regulation of bath salts. we have seen unfortunately incidences' are around the country where young people in particular using these substances have had negative health...
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please don't take this away from senator grassley. we had a -- you send me a hand written note that i took very seriously. you and i worked together on a number of things. i think i have a good relationship with you. you sent the handwritten note that i looked at, seriously referred that letter to 0 p r and piety and asked to find out what happened. i called you to indicate to you are had taken that matter seriously, that actions had been taken. in different time in washington i am not sure what you just said would have been shared with everyone here. it is a different time i suppose. response to your question -- >> you understand i told you over the phone conversation if you wanted me not to ask this question i said have your staff in form of staff because i worked closely with my staff. give the details so that i would know that this would be an inappropriate question to ask at this hearing. >> let the attorney general answer. i applied to myself. >> you went one minute and 40 minutes -- he answered -- [talking over each other] >> b
please don't take this away from senator grassley. we had a -- you send me a hand written note that i took very seriously. you and i worked together on a number of things. i think i have a good relationship with you. you sent the handwritten note that i looked at, seriously referred that letter to 0 p r and piety and asked to find out what happened. i called you to indicate to you are had taken that matter seriously, that actions had been taken. in different time in washington i am not sure...
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people were with faith giving what they thought was correct information to senator grassley. we now know that information was. >> if you won't agree with me it was false, it was not true? do you agree with that? >> i would save is not accurate. >> it was not accurate. to the person who wrote this letter on february the fourth 2011, have ever been disciplined or otherwise been held accountable for providing false information to a united states senator? >> well has indicated the people who wrote the letter acted in good faith and thought that they were sending was in fact accurate information. the people supplying information on the information thought it was accurate. at some point somebody in that chain did not have, did not give good information and that is one of the things the inspector general i would hope would he able to determine. >> did lanny or were no better than what was represented in the february the fourth letter? was he privy to either these two memos, the july 5, 2010? he said he was reached in april 2010 and by the way what office does lanny brewer hold in th
people were with faith giving what they thought was correct information to senator grassley. we now know that information was. >> if you won't agree with me it was false, it was not true? do you agree with that? >> i would save is not accurate. >> it was not accurate. to the person who wrote this letter on february the fourth 2011, have ever been disciplined or otherwise been held accountable for providing false information to a united states senator? >> well has...
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>> it is clearly as far as i know, senator grassley, at the time mr. hoover was the deputy is one of the people who would have been involved in that discussion. of course i wasn't there for it so i can only tell you my understanding. >> that's all we want is your understanding. >> of then senator earlier in this year when in this matter came to life and the atf agents made the claim that they did, i recalled that both the leadership of atf and the united states attorney's office in arizona those of course who were closest and were handling the matter were adamant about the fact that this was not in fact a condo in practice. >> i'm sure you recall that as well. >> the word is to the people ahead of the office and head of atf even the you didn't give me their names that's who you were talking about, right? >> that is exactly right. >> let me go on then. february 4th, 2011 the department sent me a letter also assuring me that allegations of the gun walking or not true. it reads, "atf makes every effort to interdict weapons that have been purchased illegal
>> it is clearly as far as i know, senator grassley, at the time mr. hoover was the deputy is one of the people who would have been involved in that discussion. of course i wasn't there for it so i can only tell you my understanding. >> that's all we want is your understanding. >> of then senator earlier in this year when in this matter came to life and the atf agents made the claim that they did, i recalled that both the leadership of atf and the united states attorney's...
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in particular senator grassley and congressman issa saying they are only learning this bit by bit as they get more documents more doj officials are forced to admit a little bit more that contradicts earlier denials. we'll talk about it in about ten minutes right here. william la jeunesse, great reporting. thank you so much s. again, folks, there are increasing calls today for attorney general eric holder to resign. what today's testimony, thinks by one of his top lieutenants, means for his future. peter johnson jr. joins us live in ten minutes on that. we are are you ever flee two months out now from the first gop presidential nominating contest. by this time tomorrow we should have a firm date for the first in the nation primary in new hampshire. meantime we've got brand-new numbers from rasmussen reports showing former massachusetts governor mitt romney with a commanding lead in the granite state, 41%, followed by herman cain at 17%. ron paul is third at 11%. take a look at, well rick perry down at 4%. and jon huntsman at 7%. he's depending on new hampshire as well. joining me now
in particular senator grassley and congressman issa saying they are only learning this bit by bit as they get more documents more doj officials are forced to admit a little bit more that contradicts earlier denials. we'll talk about it in about ten minutes right here. william la jeunesse, great reporting. thank you so much s. again, folks, there are increasing calls today for attorney general eric holder to resign. what today's testimony, thinks by one of his top lieutenants, means for his...
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i got some letters from senator grassley. these letters talk about a connection between an operation and the death of agents terry and did not mention fast and furious. i asked my staff to look into this. in february i became aware of fast and furious. i asked my staff to get to the bottom of that matter. we received information from atf that contradicted some of these public reports. it became clear that the matter needed to be resolved. on february 28, i asked the inspector general to investigate operation fast and furious. on march 9, i directed the deputy general and agents throughout the justice department not to engage in these flawed tactics that we sought in operation fast and furious. march 10, i testified about this matter before the committee. so by the time i testified in may, i fast and furious had and for several weeks, as i indicated. the focus on which day or month in some ways is a bit of a distraction. it does not concern the flow of weapons to the united states across the southwest border. >> thank you. sen
i got some letters from senator grassley. these letters talk about a connection between an operation and the death of agents terry and did not mention fast and furious. i asked my staff to look into this. in february i became aware of fast and furious. i asked my staff to get to the bottom of that matter. we received information from atf that contradicted some of these public reports. it became clear that the matter needed to be resolved. on february 28, i asked the inspector general to...
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grassley has been upset ever since. he asked hold birth and holder said, yeah, we answered the best we could at the time, about it turns out what we wrote in that letter was also not accurate. how many inaccuracies does he get? >> again i think jay's point and i take your point. but i think it misses the big picture. this is a program that started under the bush administration. when eric holder fowrnld out about the guns walking he stopped the policy. he called for the interest investigation and he removed -- he saw that officials involved in this in the phoenix office and u.s. attorney were removed from their office. as to this distinction megyn: they weren't fired. they still have jobs with the federal government. >> but they were removed from their position of responsibility. and the u.s. attorney resigned. as to the point about the discrepancy between a couple weeks and a couple months. he was asked in april when he learned about it. he learned about it the end of january, beginning of february. when all the questio
grassley has been upset ever since. he asked hold birth and holder said, yeah, we answered the best we could at the time, about it turns out what we wrote in that letter was also not accurate. how many inaccuracies does he get? >> again i think jay's point and i take your point. but i think it misses the big picture. this is a program that started under the bush administration. when eric holder fowrnld out about the guns walking he stopped the policy. he called for the interest...
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grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be called off. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the question is on the nomination. mr. grassley: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any member wish to change his or her vote? on this vote, 99 are yeas, zero are nays and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, a motion to reconsider is considered -- is considered, made, and laid on the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate will resume legislative action today. under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. we'll have more live senate coverage for you at 2:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> extremism is in the defense ever liberty is no vice. [cheers and applause] and let me remind you als
grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be called off. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the question is on the nomination. mr. grassley: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any member wish to change his or her...
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you spoke to us about the grassley letters at the end of january and february. you asked the inspector general to investigate in april. >> in february. >> i beg your -- thank you. february. this practice of letting what -- guns what first occurred in 2006 as part of operation wide receiver, and again the next year as part of the hernandez investigation. as you review the records of this, as i am sure you would, did the attorney general's at that time, i believe that there were two of them in 2007, know about this practice? and about it been? done about itas then? >> i don't know about the knowledge of the attorneys general had. it signed a memo was sent to bouquets see -- i do not know what action was took. i do know when i saw it, indications that guns had walked -- i was bothered, offended, and concerned about it and ordered the investigation and issued a directive to the field to make sure gun walking was not a program, inconsistent with -- was not appropriate, inconsistent with justice department policy, and should not occur. >> do your records indicated thi
you spoke to us about the grassley letters at the end of january and february. you asked the inspector general to investigate in april. >> in february. >> i beg your -- thank you. february. this practice of letting what -- guns what first occurred in 2006 as part of operation wide receiver, and again the next year as part of the hernandez investigation. as you review the records of this, as i am sure you would, did the attorney general's at that time, i believe that there were two...
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you spoke to us about the grassley letters at an end of january and february. you asked the ig to investigate in april. >> in february. >> february. thank you. my understanding is that the practice of letting guns walk first occurred in 2006 as part of operation wide receiver and again the next year as part of the hernandez investigation. you review the records of this as i am sure you would, did the attorney generals at that time, i believe there were two of them in 2007, know about this practice and what was done about it than? >> i don't know about the knowledge the attorneys general had at that point in time. i have a report that it was said to mckay c.. when i saw the indications that guns had walked are was bothered by it. are was offended by it and concerned and ordered the inspector general to investigate and issued a directive to the field to make clear that gun walking was not appropriate and in consistent with justice department policy and should not occur. >> do your records indicate that this operation began in 2006 and continued virtually unabated
you spoke to us about the grassley letters at an end of january and february. you asked the ig to investigate in april. >> in february. >> february. thank you. my understanding is that the practice of letting guns walk first occurred in 2006 as part of operation wide receiver and again the next year as part of the hernandez investigation. you review the records of this as i am sure you would, did the attorney generals at that time, i believe there were two of them in 2007, know...
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it is obvious that senator grassley, representative issa really do want to hear what he knew and when. >> what do they want -- at this point what does the committee want out of him? what are they digging for? >> the committee got something they wanted today which was in february justice contacted senator grassley and said we have taken every effort to stop guns from crossing the border. and this gave senator grassley a chance to say, well, if you knew last year and nothing changed, you clearly haven't taken every effort. this was a tactic that was used in 2007 and then used again in 2010. >> well, i guess i'm just surprised that lanny breuer was sitting there quietly. it appears it was rather slow to getting the information to congress. rob, thank you. hope you come back. >> thank you. >> straight ahead the bank fees keep adding up and customers are getting fed up. but tonight there is news that will save you money. also, what do basketball players do during a lockout in looks like one nba star is joining another team and another sport. and plus if you notice a lot of men with mustach
it is obvious that senator grassley, representative issa really do want to hear what he knew and when. >> what do they want -- at this point what does the committee want out of him? what are they digging for? >> the committee got something they wanted today which was in february justice contacted senator grassley and said we have taken every effort to stop guns from crossing the border. and this gave senator grassley a chance to say, well, if you knew last year and nothing changed,...
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grassley: mr. president,. the presiding officer: the distinguished senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i appreciate the kind words of the senator from louisiana, and likewise, it's not only a pleasure to work with her, but most of us have been worked on foster care an adoption issues to find a broad coalition of senators who are very interested in making sure that people that don't have permanence because of the lack of adoption or because of faults within the foster care system to bring changes in legislation that make that permanence and stability more a fact and a better quality life for the young people. so thank you, senator landrieu, for your leadership, and i likewise, as she has, rise to honor national adoption month. and so i would take a few minutes to discuss my support for senate resolution 302 and for policies that promote and encourage adoption. for years, i've championed efforts to increase awareness of adoption and help streamline the process for families who open their hearts and home
grassley: mr. president,. the presiding officer: the distinguished senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i appreciate the kind words of the senator from louisiana, and likewise, it's not only a pleasure to work with her, but most of us have been worked on foster care an adoption issues to find a broad coalition of senators who are very interested in making sure that people that don't have permanence because of the lack of adoption or because of faults within the foster care system to bring changes...
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and coming up we're going to speak with iowa senator charles grassley. he is ranking member on the senate jewish dish recommittee. he -- judiciary committee. he has been very involved in investigating the justice department on this question. we'll ask him where that investigation is headed next. jenna: well, the burning issue for many americans is jobs, and this is on the agenda at a forum in iowa where most of the republican presidential candidates will be on hand. the two front runners, though, have decided to skip it. we'll find out why. >>> also, the sister of a convicted killer hoping to convince a jury to spare his life. we'll tell you more about that. >>> and later, america's asking senator rick santorum is here to answer your question, and rick is at the web wall reading them all first. you're not giving hims, are you? >> reporter: no, maybe one hint. this is a question from vince sylvester, what's better for the country now. one, to write and pass new laws or, two, to repeal laws that are choking our chi? go to the america's asking tab at the "h
and coming up we're going to speak with iowa senator charles grassley. he is ranking member on the senate jewish dish recommittee. he -- judiciary committee. he has been very involved in investigating the justice department on this question. we'll ask him where that investigation is headed next. jenna: well, the burning issue for many americans is jobs, and this is on the agenda at a forum in iowa where most of the republican presidential candidates will be on hand. the two front runners,...
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>> i have not. >> neither cornyn nor grassley says holder should resign but neither rules it out. >> i'm not there yet. but my confidence in attorney general holder is quickly eroding. >> this is not over. investigators say they haven't received e-mails of holder's staff and it appears the leading sacrificial lamb is lanny brewer who withheld information in this case, holder faces a much tougher grilling next month in the house. >> bret: we'll continue to follow it. thank you. investigators found remains of u.s. war dead were not always handled properly at dover air force base in delaware. the site that receives the bodies and repairs them for burial at the u.s. military. there were whistle blower reports of lost body parts and other problems. the former mortuary commander and other senior officials were disciplined but not fired. federal appeals court in washington upheld president obama's healthcare law as constitutional. the panel dismissed a lawsuit by a christian legal group saying it was violation of religious freedom. decision whether to take up appeals over the healthcare law
>> i have not. >> neither cornyn nor grassley says holder should resign but neither rules it out. >> i'm not there yet. but my confidence in attorney general holder is quickly eroding. >> this is not over. investigators say they haven't received e-mails of holder's staff and it appears the leading sacrificial lamb is lanny brewer who withheld information in this case, holder faces a much tougher grilling next month in the house. >> bret: we'll continue to follow...
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he did not have senator leahy or senator grassley to protect him, obviously. they're known as whistle-blowers. we see this phenomenon taking its course at the national whistle-blower center. only 2% of employees blow the whistle on misconduct. and do you know why that is, thomas? >> why? >> because 98% see what happens to a whistle-blower. they get destroyed. in my case, i was run out of the bureau. and every day i thought, at some point somebody's going to walk in and say, you did a good job, you did a fabulous job, you exposed this, you protected these indian children in indian country. and you know what, thomas? it never happened. it never happened. they were more interested in protecting the reputation of the fbi. >> well, i think that we're seeing something like this -- the same scenario, more in favor of trying to protect this money-making cash cow called their football program. jane, we have to run. thanks for joining me today. >> thank you, thomas. >>> hundreds of cheering occupy wall street protesters are back in new york's zuccotti park today after p
he did not have senator leahy or senator grassley to protect him, obviously. they're known as whistle-blowers. we see this phenomenon taking its course at the national whistle-blower center. only 2% of employees blow the whistle on misconduct. and do you know why that is, thomas? >> why? >> because 98% see what happens to a whistle-blower. they get destroyed. in my case, i was run out of the bureau. and every day i thought, at some point somebody's going to walk in and say, you did...
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ask senator grassley, what impact do you see arising out of this health care law in your state and, even more broadly, across this country? mr. grassley: i think, number one -- thank you, senator johanns for your leadership in this area, and you've spoken on regulations quite regularly on the senate floor and also in our caucus, and i thank you for your leadership in that area. number one, i would say, there's a certain irony between a president who's going around the country now and talking about, we got to pass legislation to create jobs. at the very same time, as you demonstrated in your remarks, there is a a health care law being instituted that is making people unemployed. there's also a certain irony in what the president does and the secretary of h.h.s. does with what speaker pelosi said at the time the bill was up, you know, we've got to pass this bill to see what this bill really does. well, now we're finding out really what it does. and people don't like what it does. and you spoke about regulations causing this unemployment. and you spoke about 10,000 pages of regulations
ask senator grassley, what impact do you see arising out of this health care law in your state and, even more broadly, across this country? mr. grassley: i think, number one -- thank you, senator johanns for your leadership in this area, and you've spoken on regulations quite regularly on the senate floor and also in our caucus, and i thank you for your leadership in that area. number one, i would say, there's a certain irony between a president who's going around the country now and talking...
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>> as far as i know, senator grassley, at the time, mr. hoover was one of the people involved in that discussion. i was not there for its allies can only tell you my understanding. >> that's all i want is your understanding. >> van of course, early this year when this matter came to light and the atf agents made the claims they did, i recall that both the leadership of atf and the leadership of united states attorney's office in arizona who were closest and handling the matter were adamant about the fact that this was not, in fact, a condone the practice. >> the leadership applies to the people who are head of the u.s. attorney's office and the head of atf? that's who you're talking about? >> that's exactly right about let me go on --: february 4, 2011, the departments and the letter that assured me that allegations of gun walking or not true. "atf makes every effort to interdict weapons that have been purchased illegally and prevent their transportation to mexico." that statement is absolutely false and you admitted as much last night tha
>> as far as i know, senator grassley, at the time, mr. hoover was one of the people involved in that discussion. i was not there for its allies can only tell you my understanding. >> that's all i want is your understanding. >> van of course, early this year when this matter came to light and the atf agents made the claims they did, i recall that both the leadership of atf and the leadership of united states attorney's office in arizona who were closest and handling the matter...
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jon: we heard senator grassley who's been the senate's point man on this controversy. senator grassley was quizzing the attorney general about discrepancies in a letter that was sent to him. can you explain that? >> reporter: sure. you know, republicans feel holder's department has lied to them for nine months when it claim inside that february 4th letter that whistleblower operations that the atf knowingly allowed guns to be sold and smugglinged into -- something led into mexico was false. today, again, holder attempted to clarify. >> let me clear something up. the information that was shared with you on february the 4th in that response, um, there was information in that letter that was inaccurate. the letter could have been better crafted. we were relying in the crafting of that letter, people were relying on information provided to them by people who were, we thought, in the best position to know what was accurate, people in the u.s. attorney's office, people at atf, people who themselves have now indicated in their congressional testimony before the house that the
jon: we heard senator grassley who's been the senate's point man on this controversy. senator grassley was quizzing the attorney general about discrepancies in a letter that was sent to him. can you explain that? >> reporter: sure. you know, republicans feel holder's department has lied to them for nine months when it claim inside that february 4th letter that whistleblower operations that the atf knowingly allowed guns to be sold and smugglinged into -- something led into mexico was...
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here is senator grassley doing some questions a moment ago. listen carefully. >> this document was supposed to be so sensitive that you refused to provide it to congress, but then someone provided it to the press. the name of the criminal suspect in the document was deleted, but the name of the atf agent was not. this looks like a clear and intentional violation of the privacy act, as well as an attempt at whistle-blower retaliation. >> in response to your question -- >> you understand that i told you over the phone conversation, if you wanted me not to ask this question, that i said, have your staff inform my staff, because i work very closely with my staff, and give the details so that i would know that this would be an inappropriate question to ask at this hearing. bill: senator grassley has been leading this charge in many ways on that committee. in this hearing what the attorney general said as to the timeline and the date, whether it was a few weeks or a few months, he said operation if's and furious, he heard about it this year. in my t
here is senator grassley doing some questions a moment ago. listen carefully. >> this document was supposed to be so sensitive that you refused to provide it to congress, but then someone provided it to the press. the name of the criminal suspect in the document was deleted, but the name of the atf agent was not. this looks like a clear and intentional violation of the privacy act, as well as an attempt at whistle-blower retaliation. >> in response to your question -- >> you...
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grassley: yes, go ahead. mr. levin: first i would call for the regular order with respect to amendment number 1174. the presiding officer: the amendment is now pending. mr. levin: secondly, mr. president, there are two colloquies between myself and senator sherrod brown that i would like to be made part of the record. i ask unanimous consent be made part of the record at the end of these colloquies in both cases senator brown was the amendment referred to -- the amendments referred to in the colloquies, amendments 1260 and 1262. so i would ask unanimous consent that these colloquies be made part of the record and that those two amendments that he then was at the end of the colloquy be withdrawn. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: i thank my friend from iowa. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: when congress passed the health care reform law, it imposed a mandate on individuals who lacked health insurance to purchase it. since then, a number
grassley: yes, go ahead. mr. levin: first i would call for the regular order with respect to amendment number 1174. the presiding officer: the amendment is now pending. mr. levin: secondly, mr. president, there are two colloquies between myself and senator sherrod brown that i would like to be made part of the record. i ask unanimous consent be made part of the record at the end of these colloquies in both cases senator brown was the amendment referred to -- the amendments referred to in the...
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in addition, it's great to be back with senator grassley. he and i worked together back in 1984 on a project called guess all for those of you who are younger. that is what happened along time ago before it became ethanol. we also work together when i was speaker to say this in the late 90's. a very simple principle on why i am for at the mall. i believe my choices for money to go to the iran or iowa, i pick iowa. by to assist saudi arabia worst of dakota, picks up the code that. it's not very complicated. [applause] [applause] i am delighted that you're committed to reelecting the congressman. i am here in part to urge you to it should two more republican members to the iowa delegation next year, so we have the momentum to govern in 2013 because we need the congress as well as the presidency in order to bring america back and to rebuild the country that we love . i think you can do it because i think the election next october will be very clear. i am really proud of my colleagues to have been here tonight. each of them brings unique things
in addition, it's great to be back with senator grassley. he and i worked together back in 1984 on a project called guess all for those of you who are younger. that is what happened along time ago before it became ethanol. we also work together when i was speaker to say this in the late 90's. a very simple principle on why i am for at the mall. i believe my choices for money to go to the iran or iowa, i pick iowa. by to assist saudi arabia worst of dakota, picks up the code that. it's not very...
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insane pay and balances between the contractors and the government workers senator barbara boxer chuck grassley and jay rockefeller all introduced the common sense of defense contractor compensation amendment to the two thousand and twelve defense authorization bill so this would cap the salary for all government contractors at four hundred thousand on part of the president and i guess you can see that is a bit of a compromise because in his deficit cutting plan released in september the president wanted to cap contractor compensation at two hundred k. so maybe one benefit of the hysteria surrounding government spending is that it's finally forced those in office to address the ever growing pay gap between government employees make versus government contractors turns out that contrary to right wing with the government workers are paid less. then there are contractor counterparts and i kept is only continuing to grow on the whole contractors are paid at seven point three percent more than federal employees doing comparable work and median contractor pay compared to the previous year increased by
insane pay and balances between the contractors and the government workers senator barbara boxer chuck grassley and jay rockefeller all introduced the common sense of defense contractor compensation amendment to the two thousand and twelve defense authorization bill so this would cap the salary for all government contractors at four hundred thousand on part of the president and i guess you can see that is a bit of a compromise because in his deficit cutting plan released in september the...
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proposal altogether now this is a huge step in the name of government transparency and senator chuck grassley put it that the o.j. made the right decision here he went on to say the american people are increasingly cynical with the federal government and increasing transparency can be an important tool to build more trust in other words the public's business to be public and i completely agree we shared countless stories about the government spying on americans violating the fourth amendment engaging in unconstitutional acts all that anybody know yet because they invoke the national security excuse i just think about what the freedom of information act has exposed and exposed the broad sweeping spying that happened under the bush administration targeting everybody from muslim merchants to anybody who visited the web site antiwar dot com another four request shed light on a d.o.j. document that tells law enforcement how long cell phone providers hold on to user data in case the police want to go snooping around and remember how the cia was caught destroying torture tapes well the only reason t
proposal altogether now this is a huge step in the name of government transparency and senator chuck grassley put it that the o.j. made the right decision here he went on to say the american people are increasingly cynical with the federal government and increasing transparency can be an important tool to build more trust in other words the public's business to be public and i completely agree we shared countless stories about the government spying on americans violating the fourth amendment...
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grassley proposes amendment numbered 1186. mr. leahy: and my statements be included in the record as though read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: thank you. again, i thank the distinguished senior senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, did we return to the regular order at the end of his remarks? the presiding officer: the senate does return to regular order. mr. levin: mr. president, i now would ask unanimous consent that the senator from oregon be recognized for up to ten minutes for remarks, that they not be in interruption of my remarks in the record, and then i be recognized to return after his remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: thank you. i want to thank the chairman of the committee, senator levin as well. i very much appreciate his good work and his courtesy on this as well. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent for the spending amendment to be set aside and to call up amendment 1176 and amendment 1253 en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk wi
grassley proposes amendment numbered 1186. mr. leahy: and my statements be included in the record as though read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: thank you. again, i thank the distinguished senior senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, did we return to the regular order at the end of his remarks? the presiding officer: the senate does return to regular order. mr. levin: mr. president, i now would ask unanimous consent that the senator from oregon be recognized for...
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senator charles grassley who visits each of iowa's 99 counties every year says it may come back to haunt candidates. >> if a candidate wants to win iowa based on doing well in the debates and the number of debates they have, as opposed to retail politics, i think they are making a big, big mistake. >> others suggest the value of retail politicking is overstated. >> frankly, rick santorum wouldn't see the light of day except for exposure he is getting on in the debate. >> the sheer number of debates up-ends another tried and true portion of politics that number equals exposure. >> mitt romney is capable of writing a check for $30 million himself has chosen to be spend less money than he did four years ago. >> newt gingrich has been rising in the poll despite very little money. >> all candidates are keenly aware that debating is risking. >> sorry, i can't. sorry. oops. >> the bigger risk may be choosing not to engage in the debate. many analysts think the grueling intensity has a darwinian component ensuring that the only the fittest survives to challenge the sitting president. in washingt
senator charles grassley who visits each of iowa's 99 counties every year says it may come back to haunt candidates. >> if a candidate wants to win iowa based on doing well in the debates and the number of debates they have, as opposed to retail politics, i think they are making a big, big mistake. >> others suggest the value of retail politicking is overstated. >> frankly, rick santorum wouldn't see the light of day except for exposure he is getting on in the debate. >>...
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using charteds, pictures, and memos, john cornine and charles grassley tried to pin down exact exactly when holder knew about the operation. >> i first learned about the tactics and the operation in the beginning of this year when it became a matter of public controversy. in my testimony before the house committee did say a few weeks, i probably could have said a couple of months. >> this is not over yet. investigators say they still have not received e-mails from holder's staff. while it appears the assistant attorney general who withheld investigation information in the case. >> the supreme court is hearing arguments on whether police are allowed to track cars using gps without a warrant. all stems from a case in which a federal appeals court threw out a drug conspiracy conviction. the fbi and local police used gps to track a drug suspect for months. the justices expressed deep reservations about the practice, but also seem to have no clear view on how to regulate the use of the devices. >> all right, so you want the high end names, but not the high end price tag. tonight, we're maki
using charteds, pictures, and memos, john cornine and charles grassley tried to pin down exact exactly when holder knew about the operation. >> i first learned about the tactics and the operation in the beginning of this year when it became a matter of public controversy. in my testimony before the house committee did say a few weeks, i probably could have said a couple of months. >> this is not over yet. investigators say they still have not received e-mails from holder's staff....
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bill: senator, thank you for your time, chuck grassley. we will wait to see what happens next in the story after the hearings conclude. martha: you know what it has been nearly two weeks now since that october no storm that knocked power out to millions of people on the east coast. guess what, this morning some people in connecticut are still waking up -- bill: come on. martha: -- not kidding with no power. crews have fixed most of the downed wires. they put them up next to the trees and they will be knocked down during the next store. people don't think that is a good idea. what the heck is taking them so long, laura. >> reporter: we are in a neighborhood that was hit very hard. you mentioned a lot of people. at least 3400 people are still without power this morning. it's 12 days. we've got big trees down like this one. i want to show you another reason why this is taking so long. as we pan around to show you the line that is down. power lines are down everywhere, on in some places draped like christmas tree lights across broken branches
bill: senator, thank you for your time, chuck grassley. we will wait to see what happens next in the story after the hearings conclude. martha: you know what it has been nearly two weeks now since that october no storm that knocked power out to millions of people on the east coast. guess what, this morning some people in connecticut are still waking up -- bill: come on. martha: -- not kidding with no power. crews have fixed most of the downed wires. they put them up next to the trees and they...
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i had senator grassley who has been leading the charge in the senate on this on the g.o.p. side on my show today. he said we don't have it yet. we don't have enough to demand that. we need to know more. they don't have a direct email to holder or direct proof to holder proving that he knew about this operation. no but they are subpoenaing all kinds of interactions so they will get to the bottom of the time line. but what cornyn tried to do today is show how detached from the whole situation the attorney general is. >> the issue about an apology is really, i mean, you know, you can argue about whether the american people care whether eric holder apologizes to the family of agent terry for his death because it was a fast and furious gun used in connection with with terry's murder. >> bill: absolutely. >> the bottom line was it wasn't atf corporation. they were cooperating why not apologize? >> bill: it would have been a good pr move. attorney general holder didn't want to give the impression that he or his office is anything. >> state department just apologized to the family
i had senator grassley who has been leading the charge in the senate on this on the g.o.p. side on my show today. he said we don't have it yet. we don't have enough to demand that. we need to know more. they don't have a direct email to holder or direct proof to holder proving that he knew about this operation. no but they are subpoenaing all kinds of interactions so they will get to the bottom of the time line. but what cornyn tried to do today is show how detached from the whole situation the...
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that letter that was sent to charles grassley, the esteemed senator from the great state of iowa back in february, it was wrong and said the u.s. government had not allowed weapons to enter mexico. it was bad program and it would never happen again, he said. >> senator john cornin is one of those who questioned him whole heartedly. here's part of that exchange from yesterday. >> i cannot be expected to know the details of every operation that is ongoing in the justice department on a day-to-day basis. i did not know about fast & furious. >> memos with your name on it addressed to you referring to the fast & furious operation or are you just saying you didn't read them? >> i didn't receive them. >> have you apologized to the family of brian terry? >> i have not apologized to them but i certainly regret what happened. >> have you even talked to them? >> i have not. >> ouch! >> he did, however, offer the family his condolences but nonetheless, he has not spoken to them. >> he feels responsible. a quick add. to your point, charles grassley, he said listen, you had a letter that you knew w
that letter that was sent to charles grassley, the esteemed senator from the great state of iowa back in february, it was wrong and said the u.s. government had not allowed weapons to enter mexico. it was bad program and it would never happen again, he said. >> senator john cornin is one of those who questioned him whole heartedly. here's part of that exchange from yesterday. >> i cannot be expected to know the details of every operation that is ongoing in the justice department on...
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before he turned to senator grassley, let me ask you for a one-word area. given the power on the wealth in the reach of the sorkin is asian, isn't always clear in dealing with a foreign country that the foreign country is not on their side? >> now. >> thank you. >> senator grassley and then our side the order of arrival is senator feinstein, senator kearns and senator klobuchar. >> train to mr. breuer coming yesterday he made a statement saying dcf and u.s. attorney's office officials quote, unquote repeatedly assured officials in the criminal division and the leadership of the department of justice the allegations about walking guns and fast and furious or not true. please be more specific. who exactly dts had begun walking allegations were through? not exactly at the u.s. attorneys office said the allegations were untrue? >> senator grassley, as i said yesterday, of course it was my office that ultimately prosecuted the wide receiver case i want to be very clear to you, senator, that when i burned a mess of april 2010 and i learned about it and we decided
before he turned to senator grassley, let me ask you for a one-word area. given the power on the wealth in the reach of the sorkin is asian, isn't always clear in dealing with a foreign country that the foreign country is not on their side? >> now. >> thank you. >> senator grassley and then our side the order of arrival is senator feinstein, senator kearns and senator klobuchar. >> train to mr. breuer coming yesterday he made a statement saying dcf and u.s. attorney's...
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i talked to senator grassley. >> republican. >> and they are investigating . >> republicans. >> and there is no oversight in government. >> they in charge. the committee. >> and the republicans want this administration to fall apart. >> but agents, tamara, people died because we supplied the guns and he about it. >> what was the reason for this investigation? because we wanted to solve the drug cartel problem in this country. >> no, the reason is we want to figure out why our guns end up in the hands of people that killed our agents. >> this is a witch-hunt on the democrats. >> if the democrats weren't stupid enough to do this we wouldn't have the investigation. you don't give guns to the enemy without at least putting a gps on it. >> they aren't the ones that created the programs. this is under eric holder, the department of justice, the attorney general. >> a bush did the same thing. >> no, he did not do the same thing. >> we just didn't have agents die in his hand. now because two agents die then we -- >> why should he deny knowledge of it? is that lying or bad memory or incompetence?
i talked to senator grassley. >> republican. >> and they are investigating . >> republicans. >> and there is no oversight in government. >> they in charge. the committee. >> and the republicans want this administration to fall apart. >> but agents, tamara, people died because we supplied the guns and he about it. >> what was the reason for this investigation? because we wanted to solve the drug cartel problem in this country. >> no, the...
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we've had to pull this information out thanks to congressman issa and senator grassley. they have been taking the lead on the investigation. but i have an unanswered letter that i have written to the attorney general asking him about gun walking operations that eminated from texas. there is also another federal age sent, jaime zapata, killed in mexico last year, early this year, and i've asked whether that murder was also connected to this operation. so we don't have many answers and the attorney general when he comes and testifies before the judiciary committee next week we'll have a lot of questions for him. hope he is forthright answering them. bill: the e-mails doesn't prove anything in your view just yet, it just raises more questions for you? >> well, lanny breuer's statement contradicts eric holder's sworn testimony before the house. eric holder said he learned about this operation a couple weeks before he testified in may 2011. lanny breuer's statement said he told the attorney general in january or february. so that doesn't jive. so we've just got a mass of cont
we've had to pull this information out thanks to congressman issa and senator grassley. they have been taking the lead on the investigation. but i have an unanswered letter that i have written to the attorney general asking him about gun walking operations that eminated from texas. there is also another federal age sent, jaime zapata, killed in mexico last year, early this year, and i've asked whether that murder was also connected to this operation. so we don't have many answers and the...
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i am glad senator chuck grassley is gone. this is one of his. peeves. that is why i do not use legislative history. i think we are governed by laws. when i approached the statute or the constitution, i s myself what do the words mean to the people to which they were complicated? once a figure that out, i can sleep at night. >> i think that could take a few more years, but i'm confident you will. for people to the leeway judges based on what they think judges should do, or whether they like the decision -- both liberals and conservatives do that. given the title of this hearing, does the constitution itself offer anything to help define the role of judges, and is there a practical, concrete guidance we can draw from the constitution itself as? justice scalia? -- constitution itself as a way of judging what justices are supposed to do. justice scalia? >> go ahead. >> your introduction suggests a point that i wanted to make to the committee. one of the difficult things about the job that steven and i have is we are criticized in the press for our opinions,
i am glad senator chuck grassley is gone. this is one of his. peeves. that is why i do not use legislative history. i think we are governed by laws. when i approached the statute or the constitution, i s myself what do the words mean to the people to which they were complicated? once a figure that out, i can sleep at night. >> i think that could take a few more years, but i'm confident you will. for people to the leeway judges based on what they think judges should do, or whether they...
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grassley said he needed more information. neither ruled it out. >> the person at the highest level of government that approved fast and furious has to go. if heads don't roll, you know, nothing changes. >> investigators do not have a smoking gun documents to or from holder or others that spell out that the u.s. helped sell and smuggle guns to mexico. and washington didn't necessarily know that, but, investigators are not done. the house will grill holder, shepard, next month. >> shepard: william la jeunesse in los angeles. thanks. the child sex abuse scandal at penn state university is threatening to end one of college football's greatest coaching careers. tonight, why the critics say that after 45 years as head coach of the nittany lions, joe paterno has to go. plus, is gambling the answer to a weak economy? voters have their say on this election night in the u.s.a. team fox coverage from america's election headquarters. bottom of the hour, top of the news next. music music music we're centurylink we're committed to improvin
grassley said he needed more information. neither ruled it out. >> the person at the highest level of government that approved fast and furious has to go. if heads don't roll, you know, nothing changes. >> investigators do not have a smoking gun documents to or from holder or others that spell out that the u.s. helped sell and smuggle guns to mexico. and washington didn't necessarily know that, but, investigators are not done. the house will grill holder, shepard, next month....
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the candidate was inspired by iowa's senator chuck grassley, who sets a foot in all the counties in this foot at least once a year. well, the press in question, of course, is whether rick santorum ever left a footprint, politically, in any of those counties. 99 counties have got a glimpse, at least, of rick santorum. that's tonight's big number. >>> up next, the republican governor of arizona is being accused of a power grab, after orchestrating the ouster of the chairman of the state's supposedly independent redistricting commission. it turns out the governor didn't like the map the commission drew up, so got rid of the commissioner. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. new stride whitemint is a hit but it lasts too long. how do we get people to chew another piece? i got this one. oh hey. [ male announcer ] spit it out. or yeti will find you. [ grunts ] i like him. thanks ryan. [ male announcer ] new stride whitemint. the ridiculously long lasting gum. [ sighs ] can't wait 'til morning. wait, it's morning in china... [ male announcer ] it's sweet. it's nutty. it's absolutely delic
the candidate was inspired by iowa's senator chuck grassley, who sets a foot in all the counties in this foot at least once a year. well, the press in question, of course, is whether rick santorum ever left a footprint, politically, in any of those counties. 99 counties have got a glimpse, at least, of rick santorum. that's tonight's big number. >>> up next, the republican governor of arizona is being accused of a power grab, after orchestrating the ouster of the chairman of the...
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grassley: most every republican, mr. president, in this body and probably outside of this body would admit that president obama inherited a very bad economic situation by the time he was sworn in. the only thing is, by every measure of the economy, this economy is much, much worse now than what he inherited. the obama economy is bad because there is a prospect of taking more money from the american taxpayers with the biggest tax increase in the history of the country next year. many, many brand-new regulations that are very costly to the economy, so particularly small business don't know where they are going to be hit next and where their costs are. we have this big budget deficit that's a damper on the economy. and in every respect, things that this administration's doing is putting a wet blanket on the economy. we have wrongheaded energy policies as well. so we hear the president say when he put forth his jobs bill touring the country in his bus, he kept saying pass this bill right now, pass this bill right now. we hav
grassley: most every republican, mr. president, in this body and probably outside of this body would admit that president obama inherited a very bad economic situation by the time he was sworn in. the only thing is, by every measure of the economy, this economy is much, much worse now than what he inherited. the obama economy is bad because there is a prospect of taking more money from the american taxpayers with the biggest tax increase in the history of the country next year. many, many...
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the candidate was inspired by iowa's senator chuck grassley, who sets a foot in all the counties in the state at least once a year. well the question, 6 course, is whether rick santorum ever left a footprint, politically, in any of those counties. 99 counties have got a glimpse, at least, of rick santorum. that's tonight's big number. >>> up next, the republican governor of arizona is being accused of a power grab, after orchestrating the ouster of the chairman of the state's supposedly independent redistricting commission. it turns out the governor didn't like the map the commission drew up, so got rid of the commissioner. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "hardball." out in arizona, the new census figures mean the state gets a new congressional district for the state. and back in 2000, arizonians voted to take the politics out of redistricting and have it done by an independent commission. but politics crept back in this week as governor jan brewer fired the independent leader of the independent commission. well, today, "the hill" newspaper laid out the st
the candidate was inspired by iowa's senator chuck grassley, who sets a foot in all the counties in the state at least once a year. well the question, 6 course, is whether rick santorum ever left a footprint, politically, in any of those counties. 99 counties have got a glimpse, at least, of rick santorum. that's tonight's big number. >>> up next, the republican governor of arizona is being accused of a power grab, after orchestrating the ouster of the chairman of the state's...